You are also being treated to Blackjack with a romantic twist
and an action packed classic this week

28th May 2012 – An original 2D
side-scrolling classic comes to
Nintendo 3DS in the form of
Rayman®. With over 25 levels of platforming
madness and seven unique worlds to explore, it is up to you to free
the Electoons, defeat the menacing evil forces along the way, and
engage in an epic boss battle that will test your skills to the
limit as you take on the evil Mr. Dark!

Memories of time spent with a childhood sweetheart return in
Sweet Memories Blackjack. With each game of
blackjack played you will learn more about your returning friend,
Kasumi and find out if she is the perfect match for you. You can
also enjoy two different game modes; Normal and Score, where you
can place higher wages with different members of the Poker club, or
in Score Mode you can beat your opponent by gaining a higher
score.

Help Mega Man X lead the fight against a new threat in
Mega Man X2™ on Virtual Console for Wii.
When a band of Maverick Reploid rebels known as X-Hunters attack,
it’s up to you to defend against them. Use new
state-of-the-art upgrades from Dr Light and turn the defeated
enemies’ weapons against them.

Check out all the latest offerings which are available for
download this Thursday via Nintendo eShop and the Wii Shop Channel
below.

Game Description: An old childhood sweetheart named Kasumi
moves back to the city one day and enrols at your school. The more
time you spend playing blackjack together the more your memories of
your past time together return. Find out that she is the perfect
match for you with every turn of the cards.

Game Description: Defend against a band of Maverick
Reploid rebels known as X-Hunters with the help of Dr Light’s
new upgrades. Seek out the capsules to equip X with a Double Charge
Shot, Body Armour and more. X can also ride in vehicles like the
Mobile Attack Armour and Mobile Attack Cycle. What’s more, X
can use the abilities of defeated Mavericks to turn the enemies'
weapons against them.

The SpotPass™ feature on Nintendo 3DS allows you to
automatically receive a host of exciting content such as 3D videos
for Nintendo Video™, notifications, add-on data for your
software and system updates without lifting a finger. SpotPass
content can be received automatically and free of charge from
thousands of supported public Wi-Fi access points across Europe and
through wireless broadband internet connections at home. It works
even if the system is in Sleep Mode.

Available this week, exclusively for Nintendo 3DS owners, is the
thirteenth in a series of popular Shaun the Sheep 3D clips created
exclusively in 3D by Aardman Animations, the multi-award winning
creators of Chicken Run and Wallace & Gromit. The thirteenth
clip titled, Sheep Shoot Hoops, sees Timmy very determined not to
miss out on a thrilling game of basketball despite being the
smallest in the flock.

Also available again this week via Nintendo Video is a 3D
trailer for the upcoming film Men in Black III, which is the latest
in the series of action-packed extraterrestrial blockbusters. In
the latest film Agent J has to travel back in time to MIB's early
years in the 1960s, to stop an alien from assassinating his friend
Agent K and changing the face of history.

Keep up to date with all the official Nintendo announcements and
exclusive new game information by following the official Nintendo
of Europe Twitter feed @NintendoEurope.

ENDS

Note to Editors:

The Nintendo eShop is a digital store for Nintendo 3DS owners
that provides access to a wide variety of free & paid for
downloadable content each Thursday, which includes –

• Original 3D software

• Virtual Console - A range of games from classic platforms
including Game Boy™, NES™, and SEGA Game Gear

• Extensive library of Nintendo DSiWare™ games.

Visitors can also view video game trailers, screenshots and
product information for games, including those available at retail
locations.

In order for Nintendo 3DS owners to gain access to the Nintendo
eShop, a system update must be performed via a wireless broadband
internet connection. To perform the free and simple recommended
system update, Nintendo 3DS users can simply:

• Start the “System Settings” from the Home
Menu,

• Select “Other Settings” and scroll the page
right to select “System Update.”

Those who perform the system update will gain access to the
Nintendo eShop and will be able to download the Nintendo
Video™ application for free, providing access to a range of
new and exclusive 2D and 3D video content on their Nintendo 3DS
system.

The system update will also provide users with access to
Nintendo Zone and a free Internet Browser, the ability to receive
SpotPass content from supported public WiFi hotspots across Europe,
as well as providing Nintendo DSi™ and Nintendo DSi™ XL
owners the ability to easily transfer most of their previously
purchased Nintendo DSiWare games to their Nintendo 3DS systems.

Users can also add funds to their virtual wallets using their
credit card or a Nintendo eShop Card, browse the selections and
then click to download the games they want.

Nintendo eShop Cards are now being roll out at various stores
across Europe. You have the choice of several denominations for
Nintendo eShop Cards.

As with any pre-paid option, the Nintendo eShop Cards are
activated at the point of purchase. When a user purchases a card at
any sales point, the code will be activated and the credit will
become available. The 16-digit code on the reverse side can be
entered into any one of the following:

• Nintendo eShop for Nintendo 3DS

• Wii Shop Channel

• Nintendo DSi Shop

Afterwards, you can begin shopping immediately.

As the Nintendo eShop, Wii Shop Channel and Nintendo DSi Shop
are continually updated with games and applications each Thursday;
make sure you keep checking the Nintendo eShop, Nintendo DSi Shop,
Wii Shop Channel and Nintendo Channel for all the latest news and
releases on already available and upcoming games and
applications.

Nintendo 3DS offers Parental Controls so that parents can
control the level of 3D their children can view on the Nintendo 3DS
as well as the content they can access. Nintendo 3DS also features
a 3D depth slider which lets players turn off or adjust the level
of 3D they want on the 3D Screen, two built-in screens for
different functionality, a Circle Pad which provides a full 360
degrees of direction, a built-in motion sensor and gyro sensor. It
is equipped with three cameras (two of which are facing outwards to
allow the taking of 3D pictures and 3D videos), houses a 2GB SD
Memory Card and is compatible with AR Cards which come packaged
with Nintendo 3DS. Nintendo 3DS is also backwards compatible with
all existing Nintendo DS games, which can be played in 2D on your
Nintendo 3DS system. For more information about these features and
other options, visit:
http://www.nintendo.co.uk/

About Nintendo

The worldwide pioneer in the creation of interactive
entertainment, Nintendo Co., Ltd., of Kyoto, Japan, manufactures
and markets hardware and software for its Wii™ home console,
Nintendo 3DS™ and Nintendo DS™ family of portable
systems. Since 1983, when it launched the Nintendo Entertainment
System™, Nintendo has sold more than 3.9 billion video games
and more than 630 million hardware units globally, including the
current-generation Wii, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo DS, Nintendo
DSi™ and Nintendo DSi™ XL, as well as the Game
Boy™, Game Boy Advance™, Super NES™,
Nintendo® 64 and Nintendo GameCube™ systems. It has also
created industry icons that have become well-known, household names
such as Mario™, Donkey Kong™, Metroid™,
Zelda™ and Pokémon™. A wholly owned
subsidiary, Nintendo of Europe, based in Grossostheim, Germany, was
established in 1990 and serves as headquarters for Nintendo's
operations in Europe.

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